We met up with another family to go bowling and our kids (and us parents) had a blast here!…read more It was brightly lit, the music was family friendly, the prices were reasonable. We ordered some pizzas a couple pitchers of soda and everyone had an awesome time. We'll be returning in the future!

I have grown up in Iowa City and since I was born, I remember Colonial Bowling Lanes being around…read more I've been to Colonial Bowling Lanes a handful of times in my life and have never had a bad time. Whether bowling or miniature golfing or just meeting friends for a drink and playing on the arcade machines, Colonial Bowling Lanes offers a variety of activities for all ages. They also have a small kitchen inside for guests to order food. Staff is always friendly and helpful. I definitely recommend everyone to check out bowling or miniature golfing at Colonial Bowling Lanes! Good times!!

I don't really leave reviews actually my first one but this was our first time here and our first…read moreexperience so since people go out of their way to leave bad ones I wanted to point out from the customer service side that a guy named Blade made a great first impression and went out of his way to make sure my daughter had a great time here.

Bar was wonderful!! Full service and always ask how our group was doing. Bowling was great.. Then…read morewe did Arcade afterward. We all had a blast for around 4 hours being there.

I've enjoyed this place the 4-5 times I've been here for some beers. Today I brought the family and…read morethe food was good, the service was awful. Showed up with the family, waited to be seated, not greeted given a "Imma putcha here" and slaps the table. Waitress seemed annoyed we were there, was on her phone most of the time, dropped the food off and that was the last we saw her until we felt very much pushed out the door. I had a pocket full of quarters left for my kids to play before close, all while my wife has a moral dilemma of what to tip this person because it's their livelihood despite the awful job. I like this place, but I'm done eating and going to places where employees can sit on their phones and ignore people. There's plenty of places that don't allow it.

Love a good arcade bar. The pizza isn't my favorite, but it's decent for the price and The Quarter…read moreBarrels ambiance and vibe is what people come there for. I didn't get a chance to try out their signature brews but the menu was extensive and varied, so I'm excited to come back. Located conveniently on 2nd Ave, its a great place to let your kids roam while you enjoy the local beer and vibe. The games are fun for adults too, and are one of the only things left that haven't been impacted by inflation. Old school pinball machines and a variety of other games to choose from in between your drinks or even as you eat. Loved the corned beef pizza - a st. pattys day special

Go get them fries at the kitchen! Quourtni is the nicest and Julie makes the best fries and…read moreburgers! Highly recommend

Updated and clean location with more to do than just bowling. Recently my son attended a birthday…read moreparty here and had so much fun he demanded to come back. We didn't bowl but we spent time in the arcade. On a Tuesday night it wasn't busy and there were plenty of games to play. You have to purchase a game card from a machine to play. They do not have money at the game itself. Multiple card denominations are sold and you can pay with cash or card. Some games are for entertainment only (shooting games, driving games and air hockey. Lots of games dispense "tickets" which are recorded on your card. Tickets can be redeemed for prizes. Price for the arcade was a bit steep. Some games are over $1 a play. And once the kids start choosing games where they are trying to win tickets the money goes fast! Overall playing at the arcade was fun. Something to do every once in awhile.

We haven't been bowling in maybe 20 years, yet found ourselves here on a Friday afternoon. This was…read moreprobably the best possible location for bowling re-entry, with good lighting, reasonable prices, clear instructions and a fine tap list. The staff were easy-going and handled small glitches like resetting pins and sizing up shoes with no drama at all. They do take reservations, which is probably a good idea if you are set on bowling at a particular time.

This is one of my new favorite places in Iowa City. Especially when the college kids are home on…read morebreak and you can come in and enjoy a place like this with no crowds whatsoever. We were downtown on New Year's Day looking for something entertaining to do; 4 adults and 2 kids under 10. Enter Spare Me. They were open on NY Day when many other businesses weren't. We walked in around 12:30 and got a table smack dab next to the bar. Purchased some tokens and away we went for the next 4 hours. Skee Ball is always my #1, but I love all pinball machines. Suffice it to say, I was entertained. Couple that with a few Sour Cherry Ciders and I didn't want to leave. The venue was extremely clean. Tasty appetizers (they were only serving apps and pizzas while we were there) and pizza, funky holiday cocktail choices and extremely friendly staff. The guy tending bar said he had worked all day/night on NYE and the place was sold out from near open to close. You never would have known they were so busy because the place was immaculately clean. We didn't bowl, but it looked fun and all lanes were booked the whole time we were there. Lanes upstairs and downstairs. Restrooms are located outside the venue and they were pretty messy with no soap (at least the ladies). Parking is really close and free on the weekends. Spare Me offers brunch, so that piqued my interest. We definitely plan to come back. Great choice for groups big or small, date night, birthday, etc.

We had a birthday party for our son the floor manager was extremely unfriendly. We waited at the…read moredesk to get bowling shoes had to go and find her behind ticket counter for prizes. We got our shoes cool she's brings out our pizza and soda sets it down doesn't say s**t and walks away as my wife was gonna ask if we could order a pitcher of a different soda. Went to the bar she's behind it said can I get a pitcher of diet soda doesn't say anything then goes that will be price. This woman obviously needs to find a different place to work at horrible attitude had the demeanor of why are you bothering me but I work at a place that's deals with the public. This place has gone to s**t and I can see why. We will be going to take over in Bettendorf from now on and I suggest the same.

Basically disappointed asked for a refund due to business being closed. Called and left voicemails…read moreand left emails and then finally spoke to someone who said it was refunded and received an email saying refund...waited about 10 days refund did not show up called them up and they said contact bank so waited longer and after 20 days I had to dispute with my bank. Too much energy spent on this so won't be going there at all so first experience without even going there is a

Great place to enjoy your lunch time with your friends or even by yourself great atmosphere and…read moreeven more importantly great food

Went for lunch with some customers and what a pleasant surprise! The recommendation was for a…read moreburger, so I thought that if 1 burger patty was the way to go, 2 would be even that much better. And I wasn't wrong! Delish!!! I got the potato oles for my side and those were fantastic as well! Potatoes, onion and cheese all mashed together and then fried. YUM!! So now onto the real star of this place, our waitress Jessica. She was amazing. Always there with a quick refill, very attentive to make sure that everything was prepared correctly, and you could just tell that she took pride in her job!!! Great job!!!